Carpentersville man gets 9½ years in prison for sexually assaulting a child

By Staff report

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Mar 18, 2019 | 2:30 PM

Michael Martinez, 30, of Carpentersville, was sentenced to 9.5 years in prison for the predatory criminal sexual assault of child under the age of 13 in an incident that occurred in 2014. (Kane County State's Attorney's Office)

A Carpentersville man has been sentenced to 9½ years in prison for sexually assaulting a young child, the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office said.

Michael Martinez, 30, of the 100 block of Green Street, was convicted Dec. 17 of predatory sexual assault of a child, a class X felony, the state’s attorney’s office news release said. The victim was a child under the age of 13 who Martinez knew.

In addition to the prison term, Martinez must register for life as a sexual offender. He will receive credit for the 631 days served in Kane County jail and must serve at least 85 percent of his sentence, the release said.